By replacing windows with screens, the passengers will be able to see the real-world or the roads of a different city.

This could also help combat motion sickness, Apple claims.

In the patent application, Apple describes the technology as a way to 'address problems with vehicles in motion that may result in motion sickness for passengers.'

Apple adds: 'Passengers may choose to have relaxing virtual experiences while riding in a vehicle such as floating down a river or soaring over the landscape in a hang glider, or exciting virtual experiences such as a car chase or driving through a post-apocalyptic wasteland with zombies attacking, or anything in between.'

As well as the adrenaline-pumping options, a more practical and less exciting option is also suggested; a board meeting.

'Two or more people may hold a meeting as avatars around a table in a virtual environment, for example in a virtual room or on the bed of a flatbed truck,' according to the patent.

Substituting windows for screens will also save money and improve safety as the glass segments compromise structural integrity in current vehicles.

Virtual images could be synchronised with the movement of the car.

The patent suggests an 'active seat' that uses motion sensors to detect and then incorporate the physical effects of driving into virtual environments.